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U.S. Cancer Survivors Face Significant Economic Burden »
"U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly"...
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Blenoxane Patient Information Including Side Effects
Brand Names: Blenoxane
Generic Name: bleomycin (Pronunciation: BLEE oh MYE sin)
- What is bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
- What are the possible side effects of bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
- What is the most important information I should know about bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
- What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before receiving bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
- How is bleomycin given (Blenoxane)?
- What happens if I miss a dose (Blenoxane)?
- What happens if I overdose (Blenoxane)?
- What should I avoid while receiving bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
- What other drugs will affect bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
- Where can I get more information?
What is bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
Bleomycin is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.
Bleomycin is used to treat squamous cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that can affect the mouth, throat, nose and sinuses, penis, vagina, cervix, and other. Bleomycin is also used to treat Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, testicular cancer, and malignant pleural effusion (a build-up of fluid in the outer tissues of the lungs, caused by certain types of cancer).
Bleomycin treats only the symptoms of cancer but does not treat the cancer itself.
Bleomycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What are the possible side effects of bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
- fever or chills;
- sudden chest pain or discomfort, wheezing, dry cough or hack;
- feeling short of breath on exertion;
- confusion, feeling weak or tired, loss of appetite, rapid weight loss;
- feeling like you might pass out;
- white patches or sores inside your mouth or on your lips;
- severe redness, itching, rash, blistering, or tenderness of your skin; or
- unusual hardening or thickening of your skin.
Less serious side effects may include:
- dark streaks or discoloring on your skin;
- fingernail or toenail changes;
- temporary hair loss;
- mild itching;
- vomiting;
- pain near your tumor; or
- redness, warmth, itching, or swelling around the IV needle.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the Blenoxane (bleomycin sulfate injection) Side Effects Center for a complete guide to possible side effects
What is the most important information I should know about bleomycin (Blenoxane)?
You should not receive bleomycin if you have ever had an allergic reaction to it.
Do not use bleomycin if you are pregnant. It could harm the unborn baby.
Before receiving bleomycin, tell your doctor if you have lung disease or a breathing disorder, kidney disease, or liver disease.
To be sure this medication is not causing harmful effects on your lungs, you may need to have chest X-rays or other lung function tests on a regular basis. Do not miss any follow-up visits to your doctor.
If you need surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are being treated with bleomycin.
Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as fever, chills, mouth sores, confusion, weakness, loss of appetite, rapid weight loss, sudden chest pain or discomfort, wheezing, dry cough, feeling short of breath, feeling like you might pass out, unusual hardening or thickening of your skin, or severe skin reaction (redness, itching, rash, blistering, or tenderness).
Blenoxane Patient Information in Detail
Additional Blenoxane Information
- Blenoxane Drug Interactions Center: bleomycin inj
- Blenoxane Side Effects Center
- Blenoxane Overview including Precautions
- Blenoxane FDA Approved Prescribing Information including Dosage
Blenoxane - User Reviews
Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Today's Top Stories
Top Stories from the past week
Dec. 13
City hashes through late penalties on sewer accounts
LCU names Frankland as seminary dean
Cathy Albert named ALMH Employee of the Year
Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini now ranked No. 10!
Syngenta breaks ground for major expansion at its Clinton research and development facility
Weekly Outlook: Will corn and soybean prices return to pre-drought levels?
2 counties added to emerald ash borer quarantine
Illinois Supreme Court approves cameras for courts in McLean County
This day in history
Dec. 12
Zoning appeals board to send a 'no recommendation' on quarry to county
Enterprise zone legislation, bicycle trail planning, comprehensive plan revisions top regional planning commission discussions
Farewell to the 'Senator'
Building and safety officer: My thoughts on Buzz and the impact he made on me and the city that he loved
1st Reading Wonderland project collects 309 books for children
Sara Shane grabs the gold at speech tournament
Flu facts From the Logan County Department of Public Health
Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini now ranked No. 10! By Jeff Mayfield
Federal appellate court strikes down Illinois' ban on concealed carry
Statement from state Rep. Bill Mitchell on concealed carry ruling
Little Wonders: 'Exciting Evergreens' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Dec. 11
Over 800 toys delivered to Harrisburg
Mount Pulaski Community Choir and Orchestra presents a Christmas cantata
Heritage Plaza hosts holiday open house
ALMH announces new weight loss program
Arlene Van Hook is named director of volunteer services at Christian Village
State to host regional export seminars for small business owners
Miller Park Zoo hosts nighttime event
Dec. 10
County zoning discussions: Enterprise zone to reorganize after 2015; septic system permits; rezoning for rock quarry request
Feature column: What is wrong with being ready? By Pastor Thomas R. Kamprath, Immanuel Lutheran Church
Annual Mount Pulaski Community Band Christmas concert at Vonderlieth Living Center
ALMH to host blood drive Thursday
Gaines rescues Lynx in 77-73 win over IVCC By Justin Tierney Federal emergency unemployment ends in December Intense search turns up financial records from Lincoln's congressional career
Federal emergency unemployment ends in December
Intense search turns up financial records from Lincoln's congressional career
Dec. 8
Local historians critique Spielberg movie
Jay Leno headliners include local tourism bureau officials
Lincoln American Legion Post 263 and Auxiliary prepare care packages for VA hospital
'Tis the Season luncheon supports Lifeline
Claire Conrady is the Nov. ZLS Student of the Month
The joy of the Nativity -- Part 11
Crimsons crush Railer winning streak 46-44 in OT By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security announces new Compassionate Allowances conditions
IEMA, Grainger offer winter storm preparedness sweepstakes
Illinois firearm deer season harvest reported at 99,324
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Heritage Plaza hosts holiday open house Saturday
Pink Shutter participates in a 'Thrifty Christmas' competition
Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation offers bricks in lieu of coal this Christmas
Local historians critique Spielberg movie Part 2: How it compares with others
Route 66 advocate and historian Carl Johnson dies
Carroll Catholic announces Students of the Month
Agency salutes 'the best and the brightest' of Class of 2013-2014, including 25 Logan County students
Planning a party without big problems
Alcohol-free drinks
The joy of the Nativity -- Part 10
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Farmers identify regulations as biggest threat to long-term profitability
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45 Second Reviews
Ali & Aj
Hollywood Records
02:00-02:45 of "Potential Breakup Song"
I think I might have stumbled into some strange tween land because I'm a little embarrassed to have this in my hands. Perhaps even more embarrassed that I'm nodding my head and tapping my toe. I mean, they're right, "You're not living until you're living with me." And that's the truth, I mean, from a critical point of view I have absolutely no idea whether or not you exist, so as far as I'm concerned you aren't living until we make contact with each other, in which case I will recognize that fact. It's deep stuff in "Potential Breakup Song."
The Forms
Rebel Group
00:45:-01:30 of "Red Gun"
This kind of sounds like if Travis Morrison would have fronted Slowdive and Fugazi would have been the backup band. It's bad or good – I don't know, it reminds me stuff, is that good?
Ghostface Killah
The Big Doe
Def Jam
01:30-02:15 of "Super GFK"
Maybe it's just me, but this isn't very good. Perhaps its just because Fishscale was so unbelievably amazing that this song just doesn't have the consistency of that. The rhymes are pretty poor, whatever is happening in the background – is that supposed to be a beat? – is horrendous. This sounds like it was put together by a 12 year old in his mom's basement.
Glass Candy
Italians Do it Better
00:20-01:05 of "Etheric Device"
For whatever reason I thought this band was like, not dance music. Either way, this is terrible. For whatever reason uninventive dance bands think its okay to get some doofus girl to come up and "sing" which just translates to "talk like a boring robot." If I wanted to hear that I'd stroll up and down the 16th street mall with a tape recorder and a reverb pedal.
Pittsburgh Slim
Def Jam Records
01:23-02:08 of "Girls Kiss Girls"
I'm a little startled because as of this 45 second long snippet I'm kind of intrigued. He uses the word "rad" to describe a couple of girls making out in front of him. Rad. No joke. It's fairly straight forward modern produced rap, with a vibe like Spank Rock or the booty shaking hits of Bass Mekanik. I'm gonna have to declare this "tasty."
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Three-time defending dual team champion Mount Airy fell to Bishop McGuinness 7-2 on Wednesday in a rematch of the top two tennis teams in the Northwest 1A Conference last season.
The matchup was scheduled for Tuesday, but play was halted because of rain. Only four games had been played on most courts when play resumed Wednesday afternoon.
Sophomore Bailey Jackson recorded the lone singles victory for the Lady Bears (0-1). Jackson defeated senior Kendall Cortes in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Cortes was a state semifinalist last year. Coleman Craddock and Elizabeth Marion posted an impressive 8-1 win for Mount Airy at No. 3 doubles.
Bishop McGuinness won the first team point when Jai Daniels lost to Anna Petrangeli at No. 4 singles. Daniels, a senior, was down 4-3 in the first set but lost the next eight games.
Senior Carly Clark was up 3-2 in the first set of her match and 2-1 in the second set, but lost 6-4, 6-2 to Nicole Saia. Coleman Craddock, a junior, rallied from 4-1 in the first set to 5-4 before losing 7-5 to Becky Auger. Auger won the second set 6-1.
Bree Hughes, a senior, led early in both sets of her match against Morgan Auger. Hughes fell 7-5, 6-4.
Senior Carley VanHoy rallied from 3-2 in the second set to take a 5-4 lead, and earned a break at 6-5 to force a tiebreaker. Bishop secured the team victory 5-1 in singles.
In doubles, Jackson and Daniels rallied from 6-1 to 7-4, and Hughes and Vanhoy were up 4-3 and trailed 5-4 before losing 8-4.
The Bears and Villains met four times in 2013, with Mount Airy taking three of the matches. The Bears eliminated the Villains in the 1A dual-team tournament. The two teams play again on Sept. 11 at Bishop McGuinness.
Mount Airy returns to the court today at home against North Stokes.
Bishop McGuinness 7, Mount Airy 2
SINGLES: Morgan Auger (B) d. Bree Hughes 7-5, 6-4; Bailey Jackson (MA) d. Kendall Cortes 6-4, 6-4; Anna Owen (B) d. Carley VanHoy 6-1, 7-6; Anna Petrangeli (B) d. Jai Daniels 6-3, 6-0; Becky Auger (B) d. Coleman Craddock 7-5, 6-1; Nicole Saia (B) d. Carly Clark 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES: Cortes-Owen (B) d. Hughes-VanHoy 8-4; M. Auger-Petrangeli (B) d. Jackson-Daniels 8-4; Craddock-Elizabeth Marion (MA) d. B. Auger-Saia 8-1


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Silent Hill 3
Speed Walkthrough
Concept Art
Regular Memos
The following are regular memos that will all be in the Memo section of your inventory.
Bookstore Memo (Normal Riddle Level)
Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Put these books out of order.
Bookstore Memo (Hard Riddle Level)
In here is a tragedy -
art thou player or audience?
Be as it may, the end doth remain:
all go on only toward death.
The first words at thy left hand:
a false lunacy, a madly dancing man.
Hearing unhearable words, drawn
to a beloved's grave - and there,
mayhap, true madness at last.
As did this one, playing at death,
find true death at the last.
Killing a nameless lover, she
pierced a heart rent by sorrow.
Doth lie invite truth?
Doth verity but wear the
mask of falsehood?
Ah, thou pitiful, thou
miserable ones!
Still amidst lies, though the end
cometh not, wherefore yearn
for death?
Wilt thou attend to thy beloved?
Truth and lies, life and death:
a game of turning white to black
and black to white.
Is not a silence brimming with
love more precious than flattery?
A peaceful slumber preferred to
a throne besmirched with blood.
One vengeful man
spilled blood for two;
Two youths shed tears for three;
Three witches disappeared thusly;
And only the four keys remain.
Ah, but verily...
In here is a tragedy -
art thou player or audience?
There is nothing which cannot
become a puppet of fate or an
onlooker, peering into the cage.
Ticket Machine Newspaper
Fatal Accident At Hazel Street
At about 11 PM on the 4th, a man
waiting on the platform at the Hazel
Street station fell onto the tracks
and was decapitated by the arriving
St. Renata College-bound train.
The victim died instantly.
While police have not yet determined
whether the death was an accident or
suicide, witnesses report that the victim
did not look inebriated and seemed to
jump off the platform deliberately.
The victim's identity is still
unknown. He was approximately
40 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall,
and was wearing a black jacket.
Occult Magazine
The souls of those who died
suddenly by suicide or accident
don't realize they're dead.
Sometimes they stay put and
haunt that particular place.
These spirits have lost their human
senses and memories and can only
keep replaying the pain and sadness
of the moment they died.
The pain can get so bad that they
turn to humans for salvation -- or
they begrudge humans their lives.
At such times they can possess
Places known as "famous suicide
spots" or "high-accident areas"
are often to blame.
You should be careful when
approaching such locations,
especially on the day or at the
time the death occurred.
That is, if you don't want it
to happen to you, too...
About the Monster in the Water
There's a monster in the water. The
bastard's killed 2 of my buddies.
I should never have doubted that
old urban legend about alligators
in the sewers. That was no myth.
But no one believes me. They were
drunk and slipped? We're not that
damn stupid.
Even calling it a monster isn't quite
right. This is something else. All I
know is...something's in there.
I'm going in now to beat that thing's
head in. If you find this note,
consider it my will.
Revenge is futile -- or so you may
think, reading this. But Jose and
Jaime were my best buddies.
Wish I knew how to do the deed.
Guns won't work underwater.
Even my famous knifework won't
do much. If only I had a hand
Photo on Chair
Find the Holy One.
Kill her?
Picture in the Gallery
Flame Purifies All
By these remains may a person
find the road to Paradise.
"Thus One's Life Turns to Riches"
Thus one's life turns to riches:
What was a bag of silver coins is
now the number in a book.
Yet fate hath no price...
Ah, but do people know this?
Fairy Tale, Beginning
Once upon a time, there was
a monster living at the gates
of a village.
It was a very scary and
a very bad monster.
It would catch people and
crunch them up with its big teeth.
The villagers were afraid of the
monster, and no one would dare
approach the gates.
Everyone was stuck inside
the village.
When the king heard about this,
he summoned his knights.
The knights eagerly rode out
to defeat the monster.
"Ha! Take that!"
Their swords slashed and their
spears flashed, but the monster
wouldn't die.
The monster tossed the knights
into his mouth one by one,
horses and all.
What was the king to do?
He fretted and fussed and paced the
floor, but could think of no solution.
Soon after, the village priestess came
to the castle. She was a very kind
and good person. The king asked
her to defeat the monster guarding
the gates.
Fairy Tale, Continued
The priestess accepted the king's
request and went to the village gates.
But when she saw the monster, she
tried to convince it with words
instead of killing it.
"Shut up, you! I'm going to eat
you up!"
The monster didn't listen to
a word the priestess said.
But she kept trying to convince
the monster to give up.
"It's wrong to eat people,
you know."
The monster grew very angry at
this and attacked her, killing her
with a single mighty blow.
Fairy Tale, Last Part
The king and his people shed tears
at the death of the kind priestess.
God took pity upon them and,
granting their wishes, healed the
The priestess opened her eyes just
as she had done every morning of
her life. She went once more to the
monster's lair.
"Fool! You wish to die again?"
"No... this time it's your turn."
The priestess had come to defeat
the monster once and for all.
As the priestess was very very
kind, she felt sad about this task.
But it had to be done.
"Swords and spears won't work.
Arrows and bullets will just bounce
off. You can't kill me,"
the monster laughed.
But the priestess used neither
sword nor spear. She chanted
but a single spell.
Do you know what happened then?
The monster let out a huge cry
and then died and vanished!
Thus the villagers were able to use
their gates once more. Everyone
lavished their gratitude upon the
priestess, and they all lived
happily ever after.
Silent Hill Tourist Information
Welcome to Silent Hill!
Silent Hill, a quite little
lakeside resort town.
We're happy to have you.
Take some time out of your busy
schedules and enjoy a nice restful
vacation here.
Row after row of quaint old houses,
a gorgeous mountain landscape, and
a lake which shows different sides
of its beauty with the passing of the
day, from sunrise to late afternoons
to sunset.
Silent Hill will move you and fill
you with a feeling of deep peace.
I hope your time here will be
pleasant and your memories will
last forever.
Editor: Roger Widmark
About Leonard and Stanley
Leonard Wolf
Room S12.
Presenting mild audiovisual
hallucinations, emotional instability,
obsessive ideas.
Suspect mild schizophrenia.
Will continue observation.
Basically calm and cooperative with
a strong sense of justice.
However, according to reports,
becomes very violent when
Stanley Coleman
Room S07.
Usually passive and cowardly;
also egotistical.
Sometimes shows and acts on
obsessive attachment to a
particular woman.
This has caused violent incidents;
use caution.
2F East Hall Memo (Easy Riddle Level)
Press, move 2 right;
press, move up 1;
press, move 2 down;
press, the door shall open.
2F East Hall Memo (Normal Riddle Level)
The first is larger than the second;
the second twice the third;
the third smaller than the fourth;
the fourth is half the first.
Four of the numbers
are not repeated
Three are not in the top row
Two are not in the right row
One of the numbers is the final key
2F East Hall Memo (Hard Riddle Level)
Pure eyes, blue like a glassy bead---
You are always looking at me
and I am always looking at you.
Ah, you're too meek---
beautiful, unspoiled:
thus I'm so sad, I suffer---
and so happy, it hurts.
I want to hurt you
and destroy myself
What you would think
if you knew how I felt.
Would you simply smile,
not saying a word?
Even curses from your mouth
would be as beautiful as pearls.
I place my left hand on your
face as though we were to kiss.
Then I suddenly shove my thumb
deep into your eyesocket.
Abruptly, decisively,
like drilling a hole.
And what would it feel like?
Like jelly?
Trembling with ecstasy, I obscenely
mix it around and around: I must
taste the warmth of your blood.
How would you scream?
Would you shriek "It hurts!
It hurts!" as cinnabar-red tears
stream from your crushed eye?
You can't know the maddening
hunger I've felt in the midst of
our kisses, so many of them
I've lost count.
As though drinking in your cries,
I bring my hopes to fruition:
biting your tongue, shredding it,
biting at your lips as if tasting
your lipstick.
Oh, what euphoric heights I would
reach, having my desires fulfilled
like a greedy, gluttonous cur.
I longed, too, for your cherry-tinted
cheeks, tasty enough to bewitch my
I would surely be healed,
and would cry like a child.
And how is your tender ear?
It brushes against my cheek;
I want it to creep up to my lips so
I can sink my teeth into its flesh.
Your left ear, always hearing words
whispered sweet as pie---
I want it to hear my true feelings.
I never lied, no...
but I did have my secrets.
Ah, but what must you think of me?
Do you hate me? Are you afraid?
As though inviting you to the agony
at the play's end, if you wish, you
could destroy me---I wouldn't care.
As you wish, you may destroy me
---I wouldn't care.
Corpse Tattoo
The start time is my key.
Memo about the Corpse
Background: unknown.
Name/age: unknown.
Not admitted patient. Found in poor
mental state on hospital grounds
and temporarily installed in room
M4 at chief's discretion.
Died late tonight from blood loss
due to severed carotid artery.
Was grasping own kitchen knife
in right hand; assume this was
cause of neck wound.
Possible suicide, but wound
angle suspicious. Sent to 2nd
floor treatment room for
further investigation.
Have received no proof or
corroboration of event from
patient residing in same room.
Have not notified police.
However, for future necessity,
leave victim's bed and effects
intact (room M4).
Photo - Backside of Shelf
"Hope House" Article
Teaching Despair: "Hope House"
"Hope House", an orphanage on
the outskirts of Silent Hill. But
behind its false image is a place
where children are kidnapped
and brainwashed.
Hope House is managed by the
"Silent Hill Smile Support Society,"
a charity organization sometimes
called "4S."
It's true that 4S is a well-respected
charity that "takes in poor children
without homes and raises them with
But at its heart, it is a heathen
organization that teaches its own
warped dogma in lieu of good
religious values.
Mr. Smith (temp), who lives near
"Hope House," had this to say:
"Sometimes at night I can hear their
weird prayers and the sounds of
[children] crying. I went there to
complain one time, but they ran me
right out. Since then, it hasn't changed
a bit."
In fact, this reporter was refused
admission when he attempted to
take photographs in the facility.
What exactly do the folks at
"Hope House" have to hide?
During my investigations, I was
able to discover, however, a
suspicious-looking round concrete
tower which appears to be part of
their facilities. Unfortunately no one was willing
to tell us what the tower was used
for. But it seems unlikely that it has
anything to do with the business of
raising orphans. It may in fact be a
prison, or a secret place of worship.
The cult religion that operates
"Hope House" is known by the
locals simply as "The Order".
It's a religion that is deeply interwoven
with Silent Hill's history.
But its worshippers' fervent belief
that they are among the elite "chosen
people" has a dark and dangerous side.
I intend to continue my
investigation of "Hope House"
and the cult behind it.
I've always believed that "telling
the whole truth" and showing the
children the true path, is our most
important duty.
Joseph Schreiber
Stanley's Diary (Visiting Room)
This day has finally come.
That's right -- the day when you and
I will meet.
I was always thinking of you,
here in this gloomy cell.
I never even knew your name
or face until today.
But now I know.
I know you're the one
I've been waiting for.
And haven't you been
waiting for me, too?
That's why you came to rescue me.
Oh, how I love you, Heather.
I want to give you my prized doll
I made to commemorate our
meeting, the start of this
everlasting love.
Ah, I can already see your
smiling face.
Stanley Coleman
Stanley's Diary (Room C4)
The Organization has me
shut up in here.
They need to break my will,
to make me forget about all that.
But I'll stay sane even if they throw
me in here with lunatics.
How about if I stick this
to the wall?
That would be worthless.
You can peel it off,
can't you, with that junk those
nasty wenches won't stop using?
If a thing has no meaning, there's
no reason for it to exist at all.
Just as you exist for me.
But why haven't you taken
my doll with you?
Ah, my gift must've
embarrassed you.
How cute you are, Heather!
Stanley Coleman
Stanley's Diary (East Hall)
You may not yet have realized
your own true feelings.
But you sense them unconsciously.
And so you're trying to get
closer to me.
That's a virtue, the path to Paradise.
If the door's locked, open it.
Use the password for
the prison gates.
Doctor... I've forgotten his name.
Anyway, that quack has it posted.
He should be here, too.
I mean, 4 numbers would've been
good enough, but he kept on going.
Isn't it a shame? I'm not there.
Aren't you irritated?
I long for you, but you're so cruel.
Still, I want you, Heather.
Stanley Coleman
Stanley's Diary (S. T. Room)
Flowing freely, your ebony hair
Like the night sky,
scattering fragrance
My heart, clamoring in my chest
Like a storm, you trifle with it
Your pristine glance
Like a feast, when you smile
My thoughts disturbed, my breath
Like opium, it drives me mad
...Eric, a great poet who conveys
my feelings so well.
I shouldn't have let this place get to
me, should never have gone crazy.
But it's superbly enjoyable to
drown in my love for you.
But why won't you accept
proof of my love?
Don't stand on ceremony, now.
After all, you and I exist as one.
What I give to you is the same as
what I give to me.
Stanley Coleman
Stanley's Diary (Storeroom)
Heather, my most sacred lover.
I'm always watching you.
No matter where you are or
what you may be doing,
I have never lost sight of you.
I know you feel intensely lonely.
Yet with a single key to this door,
those feelings won't stand in the
way any longer.
We haven't been able to see each
other for so long.
Be patient---it's just a little longer.
I'll be patient, too, even though
I long to hold you in these hands
of mine.
The key is behind the shelves in
the underground garage.
Why there? Ask that idiot doctor.
There's not a single person here
who's right in the head.
Not just in this hospital---
I mean in all of Silent Hill.
Except me.
Stanley Coleman
Stanley's Diary (Staircase)
I also like the rooftop.
It makes me want to fly.
You too?
Stanley Coleman
Stanley's Diary (M4 Room)
There was a tattooed guy
on that rumpled bed.
Not any more, though.
That alarm clock and filthy bag
are his.
Ah, but don't misunderstand.
I haven't done a thing.
I didn't hate him,
though he was a liar.
Shall I write something of my own?
On my chest, since I can't cut it
open to show you my heart.
"I Love Heather".
No, something a bit more forceful.
"I Love Heather" isn't enough for
what I feel.
Oh, what tender emotion
this image brings...
Stanley Coleman
Stanley's Diary (S7 Room)
Goodbye, Heather.
I'm sorry I wasn't able to
respond to your love.
It's all over.
Leonard despises me---because
I made fun of it, saying it would
come to this.
If it weren't for his meddling,
I would have been able to meet
you in just a little while.
Then I could have taken you
to my world.
A world for us alone, more
beautiful than this one.
And I had been waiting for this day,
for today. The day I'd see you,
the day you'd save me. Today.
Heather, watch out for him.
Leonard is no ordinary guy.
Farewell. I loved you.
Heather, my goddess.
Heather, my lover.
Heather, my
The Song of the Sparrow
Who killed Cock Robin?
"The Sparrow," they said
"He wants them all dead
To him, honey-sweet is
their sobbin'"
The Song of the Owl
The Owl who forgot the sky
Resigned to his poor earthbound state
Hungry or full didn't matter at all
He ate and he ate and he ate
The Song of the Thrush
The grass the Thrush so loved to eat
Gave him sweet happiness
He sank ever deeper and finally fell
To destruction and fatal distress
The Song of the Cock Robin
Cock Robin, who hid the key away
Is ash in the oven, all right
The place he held is empty now
And the doors remain shut tight
The Song of the Lark
The Lark's child lost all his words
And walled himself up all away
Heart and mouth both locked up tight
In a cage where none want to stay
The Song of the Dove
The Dove's hope died; he chose his path
His flapping wings fell still
Drenched in scarlet here they lay
His cheeks pale white and chill
The Song of the Linnet
He seeks out her soul by his own
black ambition
Frightening her out of her wits
Whispering love songs into her ear
What cruel Linnet wants, he gets
The Song of the Rook
The black Rook is the praying sort
Who hears the gods in the skies
His whispered petitions go on
without end
And glassy and dim are his eyes
The Song of the Wren
The Wren, with pure heart as
yet unrefined
Makes us laugh with his feeble
But still we all know he shall
never grow old
And he knows not how much
he is lacking
The Song of the Kite
The Kite, hot, crazy, and panting mad
Sweet shackles that tease and excite
Death itself would drive him wild
Red blood that turns milky white
Crematory Door
Burn the one who knows no death
Pure, adored by those above
No prayers within, just simple love
And now the pining hunter
The flames longing for his rebirth
A distant breath within the earth
Burn up that heavy body of his
Make it wind, dancing in the sky
That bottomless gut now a cloud,
now a sigh
The sweet blood on his laughing lips
Now calls him to the gates of Hell
There burns evermore that soulless shell
Four bodies return to ashes
Thus the door is opened
Thus the door is opened
Note to the Doctor
Dr. Midkiff:
Please use extra caution with
the patient in room 312.
He should still have his religious
freedom here in the hospital, but
he shouldn't push his faith on
others. I'm a victim, too.
Rumor has it he got here by stabbing
someone over a religious dispute.
Please be careful.
R. Crosby
P.S. It looks like the rumor is true,
according to the head nurse.
I do think he's a good person
otherwise, though---
easy to deal with.
Day Room Notebook
The world is teeming with
unnecessary people.
It's God's decision that I fight.
As a knight of honor, as protector
of the seal, I sacrifice myself to the
blood of criminals.
Book: Lost Memories
One characteristic, mentioned only
in rare documents and dying out in
the modern age, is that of the ritual
"Offering prayers, pierce a man's
chest with a copper stake. Drench
the altar in the blood which spouts
red from the heart, to praise and to
show loyalty unto God."
In another sacrificial rite mentioned
in the same book, the victim is
burned alive.
This was a more dignified ceremony
in which prisoners and sinners were
not allowed to participate. Only the
clergy could be sacrificed.
Similar to burning at the stake, no
comparable rite can be found in
religions practiced nearby. It may
have some connection with the
main deity being a sun god.
Even though this religion extols
redemption, it brings to mind a
dark and cultish history.
Silhouette Photo
Dad's Memo
Dahlia's the one who said it---
said that the girl was a demon.
That she took my daughter
for a sacrifice.
But it's not totally believable.
I mean, appearances can be
When I saw that photo in the
hospital basement, I thought,
"That girl looks like Cheryl."
Is that why I feel this way?
Something's not normal, anyway.
Nothing good will come of this.
But I just can't think of her as
a demon.
Is it my imagination, or do I actually
feel sorry for her?
Why do I feel like she's looking
for someone to help?
Cheryl's what's important to me.
Everything else can wait until I've
gotten her back.
Carousel Memo
When 13 turns count 4,
you will die from their curse.
If you wish to escape,
there is but one way out.
To kill before you are killed:
you will be saved by the 12th death.
Alessa Memo
It would be better for "myself"
to die. After all, it's nothing to
be afraid of...
That child...that demon...
When I think of the endless pain
it will bring when it is birthed....
I decided that, instead of the
suffering and cruelty I endured
in that sick room,...
That I would like to bestow a
more gentle and peaceful death
on "myself."
Why do "I" resist? I never thought
of "myself" as such a fool.....
Prayer to God
Stained by the evils of this world,
we hold our sorrows within us.
Only you can heal us these wounds.
Each morning, afternoon, evening
and night, we call out your name
and pray for the day of the
Miraculous Descent.
I give to you unreservedly,
my body and my eternal soul.
Whatever darkness may befall me,
I will endure with you beside me.
As proof of your miraculous power,
guide our obedient and willing souls
to the Road of Paradise, oh Lord.
We will not give in to the power of
temptation as long as we have you
in our hearts.
Oh Lord,
save us with your compassion.
Oh Lord,
shower us with your blessings.
Oh Lord,
favor us with your abundance.
Church Door
This door is the gate which leads to
the Road to Paradise.
Embrace the bosom of the
Holy Mother.
Admit your sins and be forgiven.
Eternal tranquility can be yours.
Myth - "1. Origin"
1. Origin
In the beginning, people
had nothing.
Their bodies ached, and their
hearts held nothing but hatred.
They fought endlessly,
but death never came.
They despaired, stuck in
the eternal quagmire.
Myth - "2. Birth"
2. Birth
A man offered a serpent to the
sun and prayed for salvation.
A woman offered a reed to the
sun and asked for joy.
Feeling pity for the sadness that
had overrun the earth, God was
born from those two people.
Myth - "3. Salvation"
3. Salvation
God made time and divided
it into day and night.
God outlined the road to
salvation and gave people joy.
And God took endless time
away from the people.
Myth - "4. Creation"
4. Creation
God created beings to lead people
in obedience to Her.
The red god, Xuchilbara;
the yellow god, Lobsel Vith;
many gods and angels. Finally,
God set out to create Paradise,
where people would be happy
just by being there.
Myth - "5. Promise"
5. Promise
But there God's strength ran out,
and She collapsed.
All the world's people grieved this
unfortunate event, yet God
breathed Her last.
She returned to the dust,
promising to come again.
Myth - "6. Faith"
6. Faith
So God hasn't been lost.
We must offer our prayers and
not forget our faith.
We wait in hope for the day when
the path to Paradise will be opened.
St. Alessa Portrait
St. Alessa:
Mother of God, Daughter of God
St. Nicholas Portrait
St. Nicholas:
Miraculous Hands, a Doctor of God
St. Jennifer Portrait
St. Jennifer:
Unwavering Faith Under
Death's Blade
About Syncretic Religions
There is no religion that has
remained unchanged from the
moment it was founded.
This one is no exception.
When this religion fell into the
hands of immigrants, it was deeply
influenced by their own original
Christian beliefs.
For example, the traditional
representatives of these primal
gods may be given the names and
descriptions of Christian angels.
This shared characteristics being
to appear.
(There is also one rare example
of the chief deity, "Creator of
Paradise" or "Lord of Serpents
and Reeds", being dubbed with
a demon's name. Of course, this
was not done by believers, but
by their opponents.)
About Tarot
Tarot was based on the 22 Hebrew
consonants and is said to represent
the entire world.
Each card, numbered 0 through 21,
has a particular meaning.
By reading these cards,
fortunetellers predict the future.
For example, the first card, "The
Magician," signifies creation, wisdom,
beginnings, or destruction and fraud.
The second card, "The High Priestess,"
denotes intuition, harmony, faith, or
dogmatism and arrogance.
According to some texts, the
Gardner deck had more than 22
cards. (The Gardner deck does not
exist today; it is mentioned only in
the literature.)
It is said that these extra cards were
based on lost Hebrew vowels and
denoted an otherworldly,
transcendental existence: i.e., God.
Dad's Diary
I sometimes have the sense even
now that, that girl is a reincarnation
of Alessa.
I don't worry about it much now.
That's all forgiven.
You were unloved, Cheryl...
Or was that Alessa?
Now Cheryl is Alessa again.
No matter whose reincarnation
she may have been, that girl was
my most beloved treasure.
But that name was a mistake.
At the time I thought of her only as
a replacement for my lost Cheryl.
When she knows the truth,
will she feel bad?
That's what worries me.
About the Cult's Symbol
Represents the deity known as
"The Halo of the Sun." In heraldry,
symbolizes a religious group.
The two outer circles are charity and
resurrection; the three inner circles
are present, past, and future.
Usually drawn in red. Occasionally
drawn in black or other colors, but
blue reverses the meaning into a
curse on God and is therefore
Believers' Complaints
People are starting to voice their
dissatisfaction about Father Vincent
using the Organization's money for
his own personal benefit.
I've also heard rumors that Father
Vincent has been extorting donations
from some followers.
Is he really the right person
for such a position?
I'm in no place to deny all he's done
to make the Organization grow.
Even though we believe in God, if
there were some sort of gathering,
shouldn't we be valued not for our
limited talents or our talkativeness,
but for the depth of our faith?
School Desk Scribbles
"Go Home" "Drop Dead" "Thief"
K. Gordon's Notebook
There's a girl named Alessa
in my class. If your memory is
any good, you may remember her.
She's the one I said they called
a witch.
Most likely her mother is
abusing her.
I've never seen her come in without
some sort of scrape or bruise.
Her expression is pitifully dark
for a 6-year-old.
Something like this may not
be so uncommon.
Rather than coming up with
pointless ideas, it's best just
to watch and wait.
But isn't there something
I can do to help?
I'm considering consulting a lawyer,
but I do have my reservations.
That's why I thought I'd ask you,
my friend, for your opinion first.
K. Gordon
Claudia's Diary
November 10
She didn't die then; she was born.
I knew that for a fact.
But then why haven't I found her
yet? They were supposed to need
her power to build Paradise, for the
happiness of the people.
She was supposed to be reborn
for that.
I'd really like to see her.
November 14
Read "The Book of Praise."
I want to thank Father for lending me
such an invaluable book.
I found what I'd been searching for
in there -- how to awaken God.
But it's much too cruel.
Will I be able to pull it off when
I see her?
November 16
I was free all day, so I read "A
Modern History of Refugees" and
"Young Slaves: Child Exploitation."
I don't want to be a mere bystander
in this world. I can't do anything
now, though, and that's what's hard.
Birthday Card
To little Claudia,
Happy 6th birthday!
I love you as if you were my real
sister. Here's to you!
Red liquid or crystals resembling
blood. According to the Kabbalah,
the name is taken from an herb with
the power to dispel evil spirits. It is
said to grow in Arabian deserts.
It may be vaporized or applied as
a poultice to guard against demons.
It is powerful, but as it is rare, it is
extremely difficult to obtain.
Dad's Memo 2
She's just beyond this door.
I don't know how, but I can sense it.
But she's not the only one there.
I sense the presence of something
extremely dangerous, even sickening
... or maybe what they call "God".
Nevertheless, I will open the door.
Enough of this idle chit-chat.
"God" I'm not, but I fully intend
to save her... no, them.
Sketchbook (Easy Riddle Level)
(Drawings of the locations for each tarot card on the door)
Sketchbook (Normal Riddle Level)
The door sure does rattle,
but it's struck tight.
A secret is hidden out
of your sight!
You may be thinking,
"What could it be?"
You'll need five magic cards
if you want to see.
What to do, then,
with all these?
I'll tell you straight
and I won't tease--
Just as long as
you say "please".
Now the first thing you must know
Is that there's something
in each row.
But that is not the half of it:
Three would be too hard to fit.
The upside-down man
under the ground:
To his right, to his left,
there's no one around.
Leave him alone, though
his tears are profound.
The moon is up above the sky,
Full or crescent, floating high.
Twinkling light sits like a crown
On the head of a crazy clown.
Your Excellency,
praying to God most high
Do you think you
can tell me why
You always look up
at the night sky?
Do you have it now?
You didn't forget?
One major point you
must not omit.
And now at the last,
before you take a whack
Here's one more hint to
help keep you on track.
Scary and hateful, that
thing in the night
Better be careful --
it's not on your right!
Turn to the left and
you'll keep it in sight.
So you'll open the door?
I'm just sure that there'll
Be nothing beyond it but
frightening peril.
Forget about that!
Just stay and play!
Or else I'll be left
here alone all day.
Sketchbook (Hard Riddle Level)
In my dream, I opened a door.
But what that really me?
I had a different name.
5 are true and 4 are lies---
and there are some fibs mixed
in with the truth.
That's 'cause it's scary to write
only the truth.
But dreams...dreams are like lies,
after all.
The following are items that are in your inventory. They include books and a cassette tape. Use the Item List section to determine where these items are.
Dad's notebook
I hope this will never come to
any use; maybe it's better if
you never know.
More than anything else, I fear
the possibility of your going
away, far from me.
But sometimes we have to
tell the truth.
That's why I'm writing this, before
I'm lost in death and oblivion.
What happened back then?
That has something to do
with who you are.
It all started 24 years ago. Coming
back from a vacation, my wife and
I found a baby on the side of the
highway. Since we were childless,
we thanked God for letting us meet
this child...this girl. We took her
3 years later, my wife died, and
another 4 years later -- 17 years
ago -- I came to Silent Hill.
I heard the girl's pleas and took
her with me, not knowing why
she wanted us to go there.
And it was there that the girl went
away. Not that she actually went
anywhere, nor did she die.
"Returned to her original self"...
that's what Dahlia Gillespie said.
"Original self"... That was the young
woman burned by her mother as a
sacrifice to God...Alessa Gillespie.
Half her soul escaped in those
flames and went on to live in a
baby...in that girl of mine. Of ours.
7 years passed before that half-a-girl
returned to Silent Hill and made
Alessa whole again. Newly
strengthened, she vowed to kill God.
God, a fetus nestled into this
sacrificial girl's womb, was
summoned with the usual rites.
This was Alessa's wish, no matter
what the outcome---even if her
own existence were at stake.
But that wish was not granted.
My interruption meant she prayed
instead for the girl's return.
I alone couldn't bring her back.
Dahlia did it---I only helped at the
birthing ceremony, to bring God out
of Alessa.
The newly-born God wailed
once and was dead.
All from that girl's---and probably
Alessa's---conscious resistance.
That's not the end.
After God had vanished in a glow
of light, Alessa reappeared and
gave me a baby.
She looked a lot like that girl so
long ago.
And then Alessa was gone, dead.
There was nothing I could have
done to help.
I simply clutched the baby to
my chest and ran off.
The whole thing felt like a dream,
but I had proof that it wasn't.
The girl was nowhere to be found,
and in my arms...the baby.
Now 17 years have passed.
It feels like only yesterday, and
again it feels like a million years ago.
I confess I had reservations at
first about raising that baby.
Could I love her?
Her existence was thoroughly
I thought, "She could be that young
woman who snatched away my
beloved daughter." That led to
sadness, anger...there were times
when I put my hands around her
tiny little throat.
Several times I even considered
abandoning her.
That's what a terrible person I am.
But I decided to raise her after all.
I just couldn't seem to let her go.
When she...when you look at me,
you laugh, so...
Even now, I can't forget
about that girl.
But I love you. I have no doubts
about that. That's all I ask you
to believe.
To my precious daughter...
Harry Mason
Douglas's notebook
Client: Claudia Wolf
Request: Searching for (then infant)
Alessa Gillespie, kidnapped by man
named Harry Mason.
No word from police.
Kidnap location unknown.
Old Silent Hill newspaper article:
Alessa Gillespie (7) dead in fire.
Links to current case?
To be investigated. Priority: low.
Using alias "Heather."
Neighbors do not know real name.
What is she hiding.
According to records, 24 years old.
Client says looks 17---plausible?
Lived in Portland 'til 12 years ago.
Got wrapped up in a murder case;
Harry shot suspect.
Justifiable self-defense, so no
punishment. Moved away
immediately after, started to use
Apparently no connection with the
criminal. Just some occult freak,
slightly off from way back.
Originally from Silent Hill?
Cassette tape
Vincent: Do you know about what happened here 17 years ago? You've been here a long time. You must have heard some details.
Woman: A group of pagans, blinded by earthly desires, spit in the very face of God. They tried to use the Seal of Metatron to prevent God's awakening. But God drove the unbelievers away and threw them into the Abyss. But due to their wickedness, God was unable to be born properly. And so she has slumbered ever since in the womb of the Holy Mother. Until the time of the Awakening.... That's all that I know.
Vincent: That's it, huh... Well, thanks.
Woman: Father Vincent. I heard that the Holy Mother has been found. Is it true?
Vincent: Alessa has been found? Did Claudia say that?
Woman: Yes.
Vincent: Then it must be true. Her Sight rarely fails her.
Woman: Bless the Lord!
Vincent: Maybe it's because of her great faith. But I could never be like her. I wouldn't want to.
Woman: Nor I. The truth is Sister Claudia frightens me a little.
Vincent: Well now, let's both show our faith by forgetting about this little talk. Okay?
Woman: Yes. But does that mean this land will finally be the Home of Eternal Paradise?
Vincent: If God wills it, my sister. If God wills it.
Book: Otherworld Laws
This magic square, with strong
protective and dispelling properties,
is called the "Virun VII Crest" or
the "Seal of Metraton."
It will bring results regardless of
whether the target is good or evil;
its strength, therefore, places a very
high burden on the caster. As it is
also difficult to control, it is not
usually used.
This is why it bears the name
"Metraton," after the angel
Metatron (or Metraton), also
known as the "Agent of God."
All these notes are small notes that are not in the memo section, and therefore don't have specific titles.
Helen's Bakery
Crispy roasty bread
right to your very door.
Everything on sale!
Helen's Bakery
Helen's Bakery (Extra New Game)
Crispy roasty dead
right to your very door.
Everything on sale!
Helen's Bakery
Warning (Shopping mall)
When leaving the room,
be sure to turn out the lights.
It will be obvious if they are
not switched off.
Door with the crescent
Piling up the 300th day and night
From beyond the door,
cries of pain are heard
And the final destination
has become real
Though not a blessed beginning
Warning (Underground passage)
Danger! Keep out!
Warning 3F (Construction site)
The 3rd level ceiling has crumbled.
For safety's sake, entry is forbidden.
Warning 4F (Construction site)
The 4th level floor has crumbled.
For safety's sake, entry is forbidden.
Fridge note
Food only! Do not store drugs!
"Un Notte" poster
"Morning always comes.
It's corny, but it's true."
"But if your eyes are closed,
it always feels like night."
Lady Maria poster
The Return of Lady Maria!
From 8:00 pm on the 27th.
Church library puzzle
A secret told before you awake:
the start of a new transformation.
There's no separating numbers from
beginning to end.
14 buttons all told; therefore, one
is always two.
The first number is
"the traveller to St. Ives."
The second number is
"the hare wear a crown of straw."
The third number is "king of beasts
and goddess of harvests."
The fourth number is "representative
of both knight and page."
The fifth number is
"lapis lazuli or turquoise."


text:
The Lime shortage
Drought, disease and even drug-cartel violence plagued this year's lime crop in Mexico, driving up prices to four and five times the usual amount per carton. To stay afloat, restaurants that use an abundance of limes, like Mexican restaurants, employed a variety of tactics, including raising prices, substituting lemons or simply eating the cost. Some restaurants in California were even asking residents to donate limes from their backyard gardens to the tune of a free drink. Take a deeper look at the way chefs handled the crisis here. Luckily, it seems like the crisis has been averted.


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- § 377.101
Applicability. - § 377.103
Tariff requirements. - § 377.105
Collection and remittance. - § 377.201
Scope. - § 377.203
Extension of credit to shippers. - § 377.205
Presentation of freight bills. - § 377.207
Effect of mailing freight bills or payments. - § 377.209
Additional charges. - § 377.211
Computation of time. - §§ 377.213-377.215
Interline settlement of revenues.
Part 377
§ 377.101: Applicability.
The rules and regulations in this part apply to the transportation by motor vehicle of c.o.d. shipments by all common carriers of property subject to 49 U.S.C. 13702, except such transportation which is auxiliary to or supplemental of transportation by railroad and performed on railroad bills of lading, and except such transportation which is performed for freight forwarders and on freight forwarder bills of lading.
Although we make every effort to assure that the information we provide is complete and accurate, it is not intended to take the place of published agency regulations. Regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations are published in the Federal Register and compiled in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Copies of appropriate volumes of the CFR in book format may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, or examined at many libraries.
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Just Desserts: Waiter Jonathan Di Blasi holds up a strawberry-vanilla 'Savarin,' an edible sculpture of local strawberries and ice milk.
Sensational Sent Sovi
Reinventing his culinary palette, Chef David Kinch translates seasonal bounty into sensuous sophistication
By Christina Waters
WITH A GRACE other restaurants can only envy, Sent Sovi continues to deepen its Saratoga niche. The oriental carpet, nouveau table lamps and swag window treatments all exude a French countryside mood. But chef Kinch is pure Californian in his restless devotion to seasonal motifs. Add to that an increasingly intricate intelligence, and the result is food even more finely wrought than I'd come to expect from this brilliant maverick.
Conceptual foraging keeps the chef's evolving energies on fast-forward. Tiny droplets of intensely infused oils adorn the showpiece plates, edible polka dots of basil or passion fruit. Summer unfolds throughout the meal, in sweet white corn, delicate lamb's ear mache, succulent beets, snap peas and young zucchini. The gracious staff feels part of an expertly trained, contented family and the meal flows from course to course beautifully.
A frosty flute of Sharffenberger Pacific Echo NV Brut ($8) and another of the house merlot made by Mt. Eden ($9) joined a wildly inventive and delicious amuse bouche of baby chanterelles and duck prosciutto, enhanced by bits of toasted almond, shaves of Parmigiano-Reggiano, fingerling potato and dots of basil oil. The miniature universe of plush, salty and vibrant contrasts was served in the center of a huge, octagonal white plate. Very smart--and comparable to what might begin any respectable meal in Paris or New York.
Split into two classic martini goblets came a starter of Sevruga caviar topping a mousse of avocado cream. ($22) Elegant comfort food, the pale green starter was flecked with pistachio oil and crème fraîche. Unexpected and edgy, it was beautiful to look at. Two appetizers continued the theme of flavor intensity--mine an archipelago of tiny cubed yellow, pink and red beets--every flavor intensely focused, with a fluff of baby lettuces and dice of goat's milk ricotta all in a luscious basil vinaigrette ($14). Jack rhapsodized about his chilled soup of roast eggplant--we recalled Christmas dinner in Florence at Il Cibreo--upon which floated galaxies of sweet and salty flavors. Capers here, toasted pine nuts there, yogurt caponata, a hit of caviar--our mouths couldn't believe it.
Entrees are hand-crafted and take time to arrive. When they do, the results are miraculous. My entree involved slices of rare squab on creamy, buttery mashed potato, sided by a hill of white corn on top of which was draped a bouquet of slender wild asparagus. Foie gras-perfumed vinaigrette made the whole dish a single, harmonic creation ($30). Another entree of wild striped bass, roasted and supple, was topped a rich creation of morel-intensive mushroom risotto, studded with slender green beans and a few small jewels of sweet turnip.
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Jewish World Review April 21, 2004 / 30 Nissan, 5764 Your institution doesn't deserve government protection, you're religious! By Rick Jervis
Lawmakers, led by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., want to set aside up to $100 million for security-enhancement work for houses of worship. Groups like the Anti-Defamation League are trying to stop them. http://www.jewishworldreview.com |
(KRT) A proposal to use federal funds to help synagogues, churches and other non-profit groups beef up security is being lauded by some as needed relief in the expensive business of preparing against domestic terrorism.
But critics of measure recently introduced in both the Senate and House say the initiative comes uncomfortably close to breaching the First Amendment separation of church and state.
Alarmed by the spate of violence targeted at synagogues and Jewish centers around the world in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers say the High-Risk Non-Profit Security Enhancement Act is a responsible response to rising security costs at churches and synagogues. The bill would provide up to $100 million for security-enhancement work, such as installing concrete barriers and hardening windows and doors.
Framers of the bill point to last year's terrorist blasts at synagogues in Casablanca and Istanbul, which killed more than 30 people, as well as the recent firebombing of a Jewish school in Montreal, as evidence that Jewish centers and temples are at risk. No one was hurt in the Montreal incident.
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* takes you to UJC website The bill proposes distributing the money to pre-approved contractors, who would then do the security work, to avoid constitutional concerns about government funding of any religion.
But the proposal's obvious intent of protecting synagogues and other Jewish centers that could be targeted by terrorists is a veiled attempt at direct federal funding to religious institutions, said Ivan Eland, an analyst with the Independent Institute, a think tank in Oakland.
"It's not only bad for government, it erodes religious freedom," Eland said. "That's why we've kept the amendment."
Officials at the Anti-Defamation League, which has lobbied for more security at Jewish institutions, said they studied the bill extensively before also determining it posed too great a risk to constitutional protections. The bill's intent is akin to President Bush's faith-based initiatives, which give religious organizations access to federal funding and have sparked contentious debate in Congress, said Michael Lieberman, the Anti-Defamation League's Washington counsel.
Lieberman said another concern is the relatively small amount offered, $100 million, compared to the several billion dollars generated and used yearly by non-profits and religious institutions. Determining which institutions would get the funding could cause further divisive debate in Congress, he said.
"We would've chosen a different route," Lieberman said. "Jewish institutions really do have a special need for security. But government should not be involved in their funding. That approach is fraught with peril."
Nadler said the bill would also help non-profit groups, an often-overlooked segment that includes more than religious organizations. The American Red Cross, the YMCA and the American Hospital Association have all endorsed the bill.
Nadler, who opposed Bush's faith-based initiatives and whose district includes Ground Zero, said he was approached by the United Jewish Communities to take on the bill. But he realized he needed to redraft the proposal to expand funding beyond Jewish institutions and avoid directly funding religious groups, he said. The bill also includes loan guarantees for qualifying institutions.
To receive the benefits, groups would need to show they could be a potential target and avoid asking for things, such as burglar alarms, that are not strictly terrorist-related, he said. State homeland security offices would send lists of at-risk institutions to the federal Homeland Security Department, which would make the final selections.
The proposal is no different from providing a police cruiser to guard a mosque or sending a fire engine to a burning synagogue, Nadler said.
"We're not aiding religion," he said. "But the government should help everyone, including (religious institutions)."
Marty Levine, associate general director of the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago, said costs for security items such as new cameras, access systems and security experts at the area's seven centers have grown by more than $1 million since the Sept. 11 attacks. With the ongoing U.S. involvement in Iraq and other battles against terrorism, the costs seem likely to climb, he said.
"Financial assistance for significant additional costs is going to be welcome by the JCC," Levine said.
And non-profit officials note that they are commonly on the front lines at disaster scenes and the site of terrorist attacks but get overlooked when it comes to planning for better security.
"The non-profit sector has been a missing component of the domestic security program," said Paul Light, a professor at New York University. "This bill acknowledges these organizations can be targets in their own right."
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Reaffirming D4′s commitment to the Relativity platform, D4 LLC is now a Relativity Certified Reseller. In addition to being a Relativity Premium Hosting Partner and a 2010 Best in Service honoree, this new certification allows D4 to place Relativity directly within a client's own environment.
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AGAWAM - Mayor Richard A. Cohen has withdrawn from the City Council a proposal to ban parking along Mark Drive, where residents have complained Six Flags patrons leave their cars as well as litter and trash.
Cohen said recently that after talking with police he realized forbidding parking along the residential street would mean homeowners and their guests wouldn't be able to park on Mark Drive either.
"That could open up another whole can of worms," Cohen said.
The mayor said he wants to have signs posted along the street stating that parking will be by residents only and that other vehicles will be towed at their owners' expense. In addition, residents could notify the police beforehand if they are having a party so that they will not have guests' vehicles towed, Cohen said.
The mayor said he is hopeful of getting his proposal to the City Council in time to have it taken it up at its first meeting in September.
Parking by Six Flags patrons along property on Main Street near the attraction as well as on nearby side streets has long been an issue in the city. Officials hope to get sidewalks built near the amusement park to eliminate the problem of patrons walking along or in the road to reach Six Flags.
Agawam Mayor Richard Cohen withdraws proposal to ban parking on Mark Drive
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Just curious, I: What was wrong with the engine? I thought Yanmars were pretty indestructible. What did you replace it with??
Seacocks I can understand, but a new fuel tank and propshaft? There's a story there..
It certainly sounds like you've spend some big$$ on her since buying her not all that long ago and I'm glad you're getting her out. Nice weather over west I hope??
Hi Hartley. When I brought the boat I new the fuel tank had to be replaced and the engine had a blown head gasket. So I did a deal with the PO where some of the purchase price was held in a trust account and we shared the cost of the engine repair and fuel tank replacement. However once the engine was out we worked out the engine was not worth repairing (was sea water cooled and the PO had not replaced the anodes in 5 years - they are suppose to be inspected / replaced annually). Therefore I had to go with a new engine. I went with another 20HP Yanmar again a 3YM20.
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Years ago, former Public Works Director Tom Mullen exhibited clairvoyance when he proposed a shift to curbside rubbish collection. If memory serves, the plan called for dividing the town into districts then letting private-sector trash haulers bid to service them.
The strategy was to incorporate the cost into the general tax rate, ending the $135 do-it-yourself dump fee, the individual payments to private haulers and the thousands of weekly trips to the transfer station by private cars. Such a system, it was predicted, would simplify collection and cost less or the same.
By partnering with the private sector and finding a way for each to share the workload, haulers wouldn't scream that the town was doing them out of jobs and profits.
For its part, the town wouldn't have to invest in the gas-guzzling (diesel) packer trucks (estimated at 8 to 10 miles a gallon) or hire labor. It seemed sensible at the time but barely got a ho-hum from the town council.
Currently, the town's only packer burns 5.6 gallons an hour (much of it idling, according to town officials). At 8 hours that's 44.6 gallons, at $4 a gallon it's $179.2 a day.
If the proposal was sensible then, it is considerably more prudent now as gasoline prices hovered close to $4 a gallon this week. Incidentally, that didn't stop a flotilla of pleasure craft from zooming through the Hyannis channel or thousands of motorists from driving to the Cape. Oh, those gas guzzling Americans and their oversized sense of entitlement!
The energy industry has the world by the jugular and is squeezing while refiners enjoy untold profits for their investors.
Mullen's proposal was met, in part, with a legitimate but elitist viewpoint: Wealthier homeowners with only a bag a week of rubbish to haul would be subsidizing the lower middle class with three kids and five or six bags of rubbish, they complained.
Today, as a nation besieged by exploding energy costs, snooty observations are beside the point. Government is calling upon all individuals to use less fuel when, in like fashion, citizens should be calling upon governments to show them, by example, the way to energy conservation.
We can begin right here in Barnstable by dusting off Mullen's plan and polishing it with the reality of budget-busting gasoline prices that, say experts, are here to stay. What might a review of the plan reveal in gasoline savings alone?
(There are ongoing experiments of alternative energy to power trucks and planes with liquid natural gas and/or coal-based liquid derivatives, but they're far from arriving at large-scale commercial use.)
Week after week the rumbling packer trucks thunder down the street. Three different companies service one or two houses each then have to drive down another street several blocks away to do the same, skipping most houses in between and burning/wasting gasoline as though the supply is infinite and the cost negligible.
Consider the fuel savings now if one truck collected rubbish from each house on the same street and on every street in an apportioned district.
Each week I drive the four or five miles to the transfer station and back, and some of my neighbors do the same. Multiply that duplicity by the thousands and you're collectively burning some serious gasoline.
Shades of World War II, there are already frantic calls for rationing petrol, something governments and individuals can do for themselves if they seriously consider the revolting cost of energy and modify their gas gluttony accordingly.
FYI: Price per gallon in the Netherlands is $6.48, in Italy $5.96, in the United Kingdom $5.79, in Japan, $4.24. All are affected by government policy and taxes.
Then there is the green-with-envy price of 12 cents per gallon in Venezuela, though it is up to $3.12 in Brazil.
Europe, which has been paying high prices forever, is secretly enjoying listening to us whine as we join their gouge-at-the-pump club.
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How DoD contractors can comply with NIST rules
Wednesday - 7/6/2011, 5:08pm EDT
Mark Amtower, host, Amtower Off Center
The Defense Department has some new cyber rules for contractors to follow.
DoD wants contractors who have unclassified but nonpublic information to follow cybersecurity guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on any system that holds or carries DoD information.
Mark Amtower, host of Amtower Off Center on Federal News Radio and a government contracting consultant, offers his analysis of how the proposed rule change will affect DoD contractors.


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Virgin Australia is dishing out 15% more Velocity Frequent Flyer points on credit card transfers this month, which could take you to your next free flight or business class upgrade even sooner.
The deal gets even sweeter if you're sitting on a solid pile of credit card points – transfer them to Velocity now and you'll earn that 15% bonus on the lot.
But not every bank is on board – it's available only with American Express Membership Rewards, ANZ, Westpac, St. George, Bank of Melbourne and Bank SA.
Absent from the list are CItibank, Diners Club, the Commonwealth Bank and Suncorp, although these card issuers were part of a similar 10% bonus points deal that ran in May.
Also excluded are direct-earning credit cards such as the free American Express Velocity Escape card and the Virgin Money Velocity High Flyer Card, unless an accountholder has been personally invited to participate in a similar promotion.
If your credit card is one of the Chosen Ones, here's what you'll earn with the 15% bonus on points transferred to Velocity until November 30:
- AMEX Membership Rewards Ascent and Ascent Premium
- 1 MR point = 1.15 Velocity points
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- 3 MR points = 2.3 Velocity points
- ANZ Rewards and Business One Rewards
- 2.25 Rewards points = 1.15 Velocity points
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Louise Smith, 95, of Nokomis, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 5:47 p.m. at Nokomis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Nokomis. She was born March 29, 1918 in Taylorville, IL. The Daughter of Elmer and Winnie Olinger Babbs. She married Clifford Smith in January of 1938 in Stonington, IL and he later preceded her in death on December 7, 1999. She retired from Nokomis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and was a house wife.
She is survived by her Sons: James (Betty) Smith of Oconee; Wendell (Jane) Smith of Ohlman, IL; Richard (Judy) Smith of Nokomis, IL; Carl (Darline) Smith of Ogden, UT.; Robert (Paula) Smith of Pana, IL; Daughters: Pam (Robert) Thull of Independence, MO.; Sharon (Rex) Warren of Petersburg, IL; Twenty-Two Grandchildren; Two Step-Grandchildren; Thirty-Five Great-Grandchildren; Five Step-Great-Grandchildren; Four Great-Great- Grandchildren; Several Nieces, Nephews and Cousins. She was preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, Son Joseph, Daughter Patricia Ann, Great-Grandsons Garett Smith, Danny Smith, and Carson McKay. Great-Great Grand daughters Ruth Jones, 6 Brothers.
Funeral services will be held Monday, July 29, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis with Father Dan Willenborg officiating. Burial will be in St. Maurice Cemetery in Morrisonville, IL. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 28, 2013 from 3:00-6:00pm at Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis.
Memorials may be made to St. Louis Catholic Church 311 S Elm St Nokomis, IL 62075 or to the American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718
Arrangements by Sutton Funeral Home in Nokomis.
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'Sunset clauses' have lapsed
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Talk of doing away with the Constitution's "sunset clauses" is outdated, a constitutional law expert said on Tuesday.
"They are confusing sunset clauses with the clauses they don't like," Pierre de Vos said.
In the lead-up to the ANC policy conference in June, draft documents leaked to City Press showed the ANC calling for the scrapping of the "sunset clauses".
However, the version of the ANC strategy and tactics document "The Second Transition" officially released to the public did not contain the phrase.
De Vos said the sunset clauses built into the Constitution had expired in 1999.
"The sunset clauses were built into the Constitution to deal with the first five years of the transition," he said.
They provided for a government of national unity for five years, protected the pensions of civil servants, ensured representation of the National Party in Cabinet, and guaranteed that a National Party member would be deputy president until 1999.
The Congress of SA Trade Unions, in its June 24 response to the ANC policy documents, reiterated a previous call that the "sunset clause entered into with the National Party should be reviewed".
It also repeated a call for a review of the Constitution to "incorporate systematically the economic clauses of the Freedom Charter and deal systematically with the property clause".
Cosatu economist Christopher Malikane said the trade union federation viewed sunset clauses as those relating to the protection of private property rights.
"By sunset clauses we mean the package of compromises that were entered into pre-1994, at the centre of which is the protection of private property rights, which limits the democratic state from decisively dealing with the legacy of colonialism in terms of property ownership."
This included land, mines, banks, and monopoly industries, he said.
"Cosatu is of the view that section 25 of the Constitution needs to be amended, to make expropriation along the Freedom Charter lines easy and not be subject to such conditionalities (sic) as currently is the case in the Constitution," Malikane said.
De Vos said if people were referring to sunset clauses in the Constitution now, "they are using it in a different context".
Any changes to the Constitution would only be possible through a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly.
The ANC received 65.9 percent of the vote in the 2009 general election. - Sapa
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Value Line and Morningstar: Research Stocks and Mutual Funds
Value Line has finally decided to allow libraries to provide their patrons' access to Value Line from home and work. AADL cardholders can now research stocks and mutual funds using Value Line from home, work, or at the library.
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